ORECCHIETTE WITH SAUSAGE AND RED PEPPER SAUCE

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Orecchiette with Sausage and Red Pepper Sauce image

Categories     Pasta     Pepper     Pork     Tomato     Gourmet

Yield Serves 6 as a main course

Number Of Ingredients 7

For sauce
1 1/2 pounds sweet Italian sausage
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 red bell peppers, chopped coarse
3 large cloves garlic, chopped fine
a 28- to 32-ounce can whole tomatoes including juice
1 1/2 pounds Fresh Semolina Orecchiette or 1 1/4 pounds dried orecchiette

Steps:

  • Make sauce:
  • Remove sausage meat from casings. In a large heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook sausage, stirring to break up lumps, until golden. Transfer sausage with a slotted spoon to a plate and pour off all but about 3 tablespoons of fat from skillet. Add bell peppers and garlic to skillet with salt and pepper to taste and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until bell peppers are softened, about 5 minutes.
  • In a blender or food processor coarsely purée tomatoes with juice and stir into bell pepper mixture with sausage. Simmer sauce, covered, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Sauce may be made ahead, cooled completely, uncovered, and chilled, covered, 1 day or frozen 1 month.
  • In an 8-quart kettle bring 7 quarts of salted water to a boil. Cook orecchiette until al dente (about 6 minutes for fresh, longer for dried) and drain in a colander. In a large heated bowl immediately toss pasta with sauce.

kindnesssad
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I'm not a huge fan of orecchiette, but I really enjoyed this dish. The sauce was so flavorful and the sausage was perfectly cooked.


Sheraz Malik
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover sausage. I also added some chopped spinach to the sauce, which made it even more nutritious.


Alae Inadais
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I made this dish for my family and they all loved it. Even my picky kids ate it up!


Upward Excel
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I followed the recipe exactly and the dish turned out perfectly. I would highly recommend this recipe to anyone who loves Italian food.


Anna Joalane
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This was the worst pasta dish I have ever had. The sauce was watery and the orecchiette was mushy.


Waqt Al Sheroucq trading
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This dish is a keeper! I will definitely be making it again and again.


Grace Blosom
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I would give this recipe a 5 out of 5 stars. It was easy to make and the results were delicious.


KING KWASS
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This recipe was a disaster. The sauce was too thin and the orecchiette was overcooked.


Mr. Cruxz FF
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The sauce was a bit bland. I think I'll add some more garlic and herbs next time.


shantel ritchie
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This dish was a bit too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved it. I think next time I'll use less red pepper flakes.


Jenelle Lorah
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I wasn't sure how this dish would turn out, but I was pleasantly surprised. The flavors were well-balanced and the orecchiette was cooked perfectly.


David yadav
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This recipe was easy to follow and the dish turned out great. I especially liked the addition of the red pepper flakes, which gave the sauce a nice kick.


Sony Santosh
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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a huge success. The guests loved the combination of flavors and the orecchiette was a nice change from the usual pasta shapes.


KOV UG
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This orecchiette dish was a hit with my family! The sausage and red pepper sauce was flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.